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Severe job losses hit Tunisia’s leather industry

08/02/2018

The secretary-general of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), Noureddine Taboubi, has told local media that nearly 40,000 people working in the country’s leather industry have lost their job as a result of the closure of 300 companies.  Speaking at a congress dedicated to the textile, clothing, leather and footwear sectors, Mr Taboubi said...

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